Sr. Financial Analyst, Amazon MGM Studios Tech Finance
DESCRIPTION
The Amazon MGM Studios Technology team is seeking a detail-oriented team player to join as a Sr. Financial Analyst in Culver City, CA. This role will primarily be responsible for controllership and will provide support with financial analysis and long-range planning. The Sr. Financial Analyst will ensure due diligence is completed before committing to spend by liaising between the technology single threaded owners (STOs), external vendors, Amazon Legal and Amazon Procurement teams. This position also collaborates heavily with the Studios Technology Strategy team and will assist with defining metrics, ROI analysis and other ad-hoc reporting for various existing and proposed initiatives.
Key job responsibilities
- Liaison between Procurement, Legal, STOs and vendors to validate budget, pricing, justification and requirements for all technology spend before commitment.
- Drive the annual renewals process of ~150 software and hardware support agreements to ensure only what is required is renewed at the best price before the expiration dates.
- Provide resource management of ~200 contractors.
- Open all Purchase Orders on behalf of the tech team to ensure adequate justification, proper accounting treatment and correct budget coding is used. Coordinate with AP and vendors regarding invoice issues.
- Own monthly financial close activities and the submission formats required for annual budget and quarterly guidance deadlines.
- Assist the team with defining metrics, ROI framework and providing support through deep-dive analysis that will be used to write documents and make trade-off decisions.
- Perform various ad hoc analysis, reporting and modeling to help technology and finance leaders solve business problems and understand the financial implications.
- Create and maintain team systems, SOPs and workflow documentation to facilitate knowledge sharing and collaboration, while proactively making process improvement suggestions.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- 3+ years of finance or a related analytical field experience
- Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting or related field
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience using data to influence business decisions
- Basic understanding of accounting, technology and procurement
- Experience in corporate finance including budgeting/planning, forecasting and reporting
- Previous Technology and/or Entertainment industry experience
- Experience with financial systems including Coupa, Cognos, and SAP
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Follows tasks through to completion with minimal oversight
- Able to take initiative and deliver results in an ambiguous, fast-paced and dynamic environment
- Candidates must be highly proficient in Excel
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Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and safeguard business operations and the Company’s reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $60,200/year in our lowest geographic market up to $128,800/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.